CN1950210A - Inline measurement and regulation in printing machines - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for obtaining spectral, densitometric or colour measured values on sheet-type materials to be printed (705) during the printing process in a sheet printing machine (1). The inventive method is characterised in that the measured values are determined on sheets (705) moving through the printing machine (1), and used by means of a computer (200) as control parameters for controlling the printing process of the sheet printing machine (1).

Description

On-line measurement in the printing machine and adjusting

The present invention relates to a kind of being used in the method that detects spectral measurement value, density measurement or color measured values on the stock during the printing process of printing machine.

Try hard to realize such purpose in each printing process: printing specimen is consistent with original printed original as far as possible.Quality restriction and the monitoring that need in printing enterprise, take a lot of trouble the stock that prints for this reason by the printing personnel.According to prior art, this realizes by operating personnel and by using optical measurement device to carry out visual evaluation, described measurement mechanism or carry out density measure or carry out spectral measurement.For this reason, page or leaf must be opened from paper receiver in the sheet-fed offset printing machine and be taken out, this page Zhang Tongchang is placed to a page or leaf and opens on the supporting station.On this platform, illuminate and open by means of optical measuring technique measurement or vision ground identified page with standardized light source.But this process expends time in, and what wherein also become difficulty is, opens when also not meeting the expectation when the page or leaf of being identified, printing machine continues to print and may produce maculature in the case during quality restriction.Because printing machine all needs the page or leaf of some to open, reach stable state again up to printing process, so can not during the stock inspection, avoid maculature by quick shutoff printing machine after each the interruption.In addition, need print personnel in order to identify printed pages, described printing personnel are not responsible other behavior during quality restriction.Because must implement the especially multiple adjusting possibility in inking device scope in the adjusting stage of printing machine, so, the maculature of 150 and 400 pages or leaves between opening produced usually.Becoming more difficult in addition is, printing process is difficult to reproduce usually, because print result depends on very many parameters, as printing ink, temperature, water, paper, print speed printing speed, blanket, forme character or the like.All these parameters mostly from a presswork to another presswork with certain variation, therefore, store and be not enough for repeat the setting that order calls a presswork just the samely, because for example air themperature or air humidity perhaps change during this period, thereby even also must set up again according to the environmental condition that changes for same presswork.

Because in the roll web offset press, the newspaper roll web that has printed can not take off from printing machine simply, tries hard to spectrum or density measure ground and detects the measuring system of the roll web quality of having printed so provided at this.A kind of method that is used for moving the scanning means of the density measure that is used for optics is disclosed by DE 100 23 127 A1.At this, the roll web that has printed in a roll web offset press, left last printing equipment is diverted the roller guiding, wherein, is parallel to these slewing rollers a scanning means that is used for density measure, color measuring or the spectral measurement of optics is installed.Method can be measured the quality of the roll web that has printed in this way.Show that in the explanation of this embodiment disclosed method also can be used in the printing on the stock of sheet-fed form in this application.But from this application, can not know the accurate explanation how this carries out actually, wherein, especially do not solve such problem, promptly, in the stock of sheet-fed form, fully can not be by the stock of the guiding of the slewing rollers described in DE 123 127 A1 sheet-fed form, because the stock of sheet-fed form must be grasped by the printing gap of gripping device such as grippers or printing equipment on a point at least.For this reason, identify the quality of the stock of sheet-fed form during disclosed device is not suitable for printing in DE123 127 A1 in the sheet-fed offset printing machine.

In addition, the on-line measurement system that is used for web press is disclosed by Ifra Special Report 3.35, described on-line measurement system is with the regulating loop work of closed loop, that is, be used to estimate the undertake the printing of measured value of web printing quality and directly send the computer of web press and processed there to by on-line measurement is detected.So computer is automatically proofreaied and correct possible deviation and is changed the setting of printing machine.Even if but in described method, also have shortcoming, promptly only can be in the scope that allows by the control device of printing machine correcting action.Therefore, especially the correction of chromatic characteristic description document (Farbprofil) can not automatically realize because described correction only can with from the seal last stage data carry out with interrelating.In addition, in disclosed on-line measurement, only consider the data of unique just current print order during setting in proofreading and correct printing machine.

Therefore, task of the present invention is, a kind of method is provided, and this method can be crossed over a plurality of print orders and automatically be proofreaied and correct deviation in the printing machine.

According to the present invention, above-mentioned task solves according to claim 1.Other favourable configuration of the present invention can be by knowing in dependent claims and the accompanying drawing.Be transmitted through a measurement data that the page or leaf of printing machine opens by means of detection and can measure the current state of printer system always and therefore can proofread and correct by regulating immediately, this is impossible in the prior art in sheet-fed press.Described adjusting can during the adjusting stage but also can carried out during the printing continuing.But during continuing printing, extremely rarely need to proofread and correct, because the state of printing machine is more stable here.Therefore, needn't carry out so many measurements in continuing printing, therefore, measurement strategies can be complementary with the current state of printing machine.This also will continue to describe in detail below.

In a favourable configuration of the present invention, not only detect spectral measurement value, density measurement or color measured values on the stock produced during the printing process in printing machine constantly, and in the computer of printing machine or in a computer that separates these measured values of analyzing and processing and to the major general those send control in the seal last stage to by changing the deviations that can not avoid fully the setting of printing machine.This especially can realize in so-called CTP technology (CtP) relatively simply, because the seal last stage equipment of numeral also has the computer that can receive corresponding data from the computer of printing machine.Method in this way, the regulating loop of a closed loop turns back to printing machine ground closure from the stock that processes again by printing machine and seal last stage.Thus, can in the seal last stage, when making forme, consider the evaluation of the measured value that sends by printing machine or these measured values and the also recoverable deviation that in printing machine, can not be compensated separately thus.As can be seen, color measured values is understood that the value in the color space of color space such as Lab color space, rgb color space or other univocality.And can cross over a plurality of print orders and when making forme, consider measured value like this: make that crossing over a plurality of print orders carries out continuous improvement process in the whole production chain of the final products of scanning machine in printing machine from the seal last stage.Method can be carried out the improvement process in this way, needn't detect special test form in bothersome process.Because in digital operation of today stream, make very commonly have scanning machine, the seal last stage equipment of forme exposure machine, grating image processor (Rasterimageprozessor) and printing machine internet mutually, so these data use low surcharge also commutative even without the hardware that adds in other words.

Propose in first configuration of the present invention, the measured value that is detected inputs to a computer and this computer is used for generating or proofreading and correct color characteristic description file with these measured values when controlling the inking device of printing machine.Indispensablely for the color rendering consistent be: the chromatic characteristic description document of the printing machine chromatic characteristic description document with the seal last stage is interrelated, so that make printed original as far as possible little with the deviation maintenance between the printing final products with original copy.Can make the chromatic characteristic description document of printing machine and the chromatic characteristic description document of printing last stage equipment form the chromatic characteristic description document of getting in touch and under the situation that has possible deviation, proofreading and correct printing machine each other by means of sending to data seal last stage equipment, that obtain by on-line measurement.Thus, the chromatic characteristic description document that makes printing machine automatically no printing personnel participate in or auxiliary situation under checked constantly and in case of necessity by adaptive.

In another or interchangeable configuration of the present invention, propose, be provided with the sensor that is used to measure measured value and calibrate these sensors with the time interval of determining by means of calibrating installation for colorific adjustment.Because measure measured value constantly in an On-line Measuring Method, so must necessarily guarantee: these measured values can compare mutually.Therefore,, except the demarcation once when coming into operation for the first time, also need and calibrate this system regularly, change or pollution so that can consider the measurement variation that causes by heat or wearing and tearing, the light source that causes by wearing out for this accurate measurement.For this purpose, the on-line measurement device that has in printing machine has a calibrating installation, and this calibrating installation puts into operation with the interval of determining.Method guarantees in this way: on-line measurement system is recalibrated constantly and the deviation relevant with operation avoided.

Propose in addition, be provided with the alignment surface with affiliated color measured values as the reference value that is used for calibrating installation, these color measured values are stored in the computer.Be used for gage outfit spectral measurement, density measure or color measuring, on-line measurement system for this reason with the time interval pointing calibration face determined and recalibrated.In this measuring system,, the value of being measured by gage outfit is compared on calculating with stored color value at the color value of this known calibration face.If occur deviation in the case, then the measurement electronic circuit cell of gage outfit is correspondingly recalibrated, that is, proofread and correct in this wise, makes measured value be adapted to the stored color value in the computer.Also can make contaminated gage outfit on the long relatively time interval, still provide spendable measurement result at least by this calibration, and after the short relatively time, just can need to purify entire measuring device or the aging lighting device of replacing under the situation that does not have calibration.

Propose in an advantageous manner, alignment surface is white.For the color measuring reason, calibration measurement should carry out on standardized white face in an ideal way, and therefore, alignment surface is accurately with this tone structure.

Propose in addition, in the passage of printing cylinder, in the prolongation on printing cylinder surface, be provided with one or more alignment surface.Because on the width of on-line measurement system at stock under the situation of 32 ink-covered areas, have a plurality of gage outfits, preferred eight gage outfits, must regulate and check whole gage outfits by means of alignment surface with distributing.But because the movement of the side direction of gage outfit is restricted, so can not make whole gage outfits move to the alignment surface that is placed in the side.In addition importantly, the distance between alignment surface and the gage outfit accurately equals the distance between gage outfit surface and the stock surface.In order the alignment surface that is used for whole gage outfits to be placed in the whole width of stock, these gage outfits are arranged in the passage of a printing cylinder in the prolongation on this printing cylinder surface.Thus, alignment surface accurately has identical distance with the stock surface with respect to gage outfit with respect to gage outfit and does not counteract in printing process.

In an interchangeable form of implementation of the present invention, propose, at least one alignment surface be arranged in the side outside the printing cylinder surface between sidewall and printing cylinder.The alignment surface that is arranged in the printing passage has very big shortcoming, and promptly these alignment surface are contaminated during printing process.And if alignment surface is positioned at outside the printing cylinder surface on the contrary, for example be arranged in the zone of sidewall, then this alignment surface is seldom polluted there.Avoided the frequent cleaning process of alignment surface thus.

Propose in a particularly advantageous configuration of the present invention, these sensors are gage outfits, and the calibration value of measuring by the calibration of a gage outfit is converted into the calibration value that is used for other gage outfit by means of computer.This method is also referred to as and shifts calibration, because calibrate on not with the alignment surface of whole gage outfits at oneself at this, but an alignment surface that is arranged on outside the cylinder surface, for example is arranged between sidewall and the printing cylinder is just much of that.But this alignment surface only can be by a measurement in the gage outfit that detects the stock edge, because only these gage outfits can be on the border that is displaced sideways above printing cylinder.Other gage outfit is demarcated by shifting calibration, and its mode is, whole measuring stick is further moved past a shift motion, and this shift motion equals the mutual distance of gage outfit.Thus, only a unique gage outfit in the edge region must be calibrated on alignment surface, and measuring stick moves past the spacing of gage outfit in next step, and thus, this first gage outfit that is calibrated can detect the zone of second gage outfit.Similarly, this also is applicable to other gage outfit, and promptly each gage outfit detects the measurement zone of the gage outfit that is positioned at its next door now.During this calibration measurement, the stock of these gage outfits or aligning white is perhaps aimed at the stock of colored printing.But this is inoperative for the calibration measurement process.If for example just in time detected a definite blue color by second gage outfit by first gage outfit of this alignment surface demarcation, then this blue color is detected by first gage outfit of having been demarcated in next step.The measured value that makes first gage outfit and second gage outfit now mutually relatively and the value of proofreading and correct second gage outfit in case of necessity.Thus, the measured value that is corrected in case of necessity of the calibration of the transfer on second gage outfit end and second gage outfit can be compared with the measured value of the 3rd gage outfit.This all equally carries out for all other gage outfits with the method that repeats, and thus, only a unique gage outfit must be calibrated by means of alignment surface, and all other gage outfits in a step by relatively calibrating on calculating.

Propose in addition, at least one alignment surface can be closed by means of a cap seal.Described alignment surface can be protected reliably in order to avoid contaminated during printing process by means of such lid.This lid is only just opened when a calibration process must carry out.Cancelled thus otherwise always repeatedly essential alignment surface cleaning.

Proved that advantageously calibration is carried out by means of the measurement mechanism of an outside.Because all are placed in the parts vulnerable to pollution in the machine and are subject to and disturb, also can carry out by means of the measurement mechanism of an outside so shift calibration.For this reason, a measurement mechanism of packing into regularly or a manual measurement device are arranged on operating desk, this measurement mechanism or this manual measurement device have one oneself the alignment surface of packing into, on this face, calibrate and the stock that has just printed with this measurement mechanism or this manual measurement measurement device with uniform interval.Because this stock was before measured and had been taken out from printing machine by on-line measurement device and gage outfit thereof, so the value of measuring with the manual measurement device can directly send the measurement electronic circuit cell in the measuring stick to afterwards, and calibrates accordingly thus.Certainly, stock also can be at first in the state that is not printed, promptly as the whiteness of paper with the manual measurement device then in printing machine the gage outfit by means of the on-line measurement device measure.Therefore the measurement mechanism of an also available outside shifts calibration.Particularly advantageously be, be aligned in the zone that is not printed and directly behind grippers, carry out, because open the whiteness that is guided and always exist paper ideally at this page for this reason.Described fringe region has the face that is not printed of 6～12mm and enough fully for measuring usually.

But manual measurement device that should the outside also can also be used to other purpose.Page or leaf is opened in machine and is measured by means of a polarizing filter for a variety of reasons, that is, all measured values detect with being polarized.But the adjusting of printing machine is with the not value work of polarization, because from only not polarization ground existence of the information of printing the last stage, that is, the measured value that is detected must convert unpolarized value to.For this reason, the relation in the calculating between value polarization and that be not polarized must be stored in the printing machine.This relation can be set up by means of the manual measurement device that polarization ground is not measured.Therefore, page or leaf opens that the on-line measurement device polarization ground be printed in the machine is measured once and polarization and the measurement of polarization ground be not once by means of the manual measurement device outside machine.If should measure cross over a plurality of pages of Zhang Jinhang, then can find out polarization and non-polarizable measured value between relation.This relation is stored in the computer of printing machine as correction function then, and thus, these values all can be changed at any time mutually.

Propose in another configuration of the present invention, store the color value that some are determined for each gage outfit in computer, the correlation of these color values is stored in the computer and signal of output when stored measured value relationship change.Pollution by means of such device identification on-line measurement system.Each spectrometer for example has a white measured value as initiation parameter when output.The white measured value that belongs to corresponding gage outfit is stored for all gage outfits with their correlation.Measure and will compare with the value in being stored in the measurement electronic circuit cell in the whiteness of then carrying out paper during the printing process constantly in the measured value relation of this mensuration.In case these relationship change wherein can be regulated certain range of tolerable variance, then this is estimated as the signal that is used to pollute.Show signal acoustics or vision to operating personnel in the case, after this should carry out the cleaning of gage outfit.

Propose in addition, one first gage outfit detects the ink-covered area that its oneself ink-covered area and detection are positioned at second gage outfit on this first gage outfit next door, second gage outfit also detects its oneself the ink-covered area and the ink-covered area of first gage outfit, and the measured value that is detected is compared mutually.In this way method can realize between each gage outfit of measurement module of on-line measurement device shaft-like in the printing machine intersection relatively.At first, all gage outfit is measured an ink-covered area on the stock simultaneously, then, is displaced sideways to this degree of whole measuring stick, and makes present each gage outfit can detect its neighbours' measuring point.In the calibration of correctly carrying out, do not allow these measured values differences or only allow in very narrow tolerance limits different.If but these measured values demonstrate deviation, then also inferring thus on the Optical devices of gage outfit has pollution.

Another possibility that discloses the pollution on the measuring system obtains like this: carrying out a measurement on bright/dark-Bian at least one ink-covered area of a gage outfit, wherein, this gage outfit is crossed bright/dark-Bian motion this side up to bright/dark-Bian with uniform step-length from the opposite side of this bright/dark-Bian, and will compare with the known structure of this gage outfit in the intensity measurements of this detection.Such one bright/dark-Bian for example is the transition portion that carries out the transition to inked areas from the whiteness of paper.This measured zone is passed by as follows by a gage outfit now.At first this gage outfit is measured on the side of the whiteness of the display paper of bright/dark-Bian.Then, measuring stick is for example crossed over the width of the measurement zone of bright/dark-Bian with the motion of 10 steps, wherein carry out 10 times and measure.In other words, last measurement is intactly carried out in the inked areas of measurement zone.When these are measured in analyzing and processing, depict the intensity of the corresponding measurement that offset on the throne moves, wherein, the distance between the white value of measuring at last and measured first color value must equal the known configurations width of measured zone of the spectrometer of gage outfit in optical image accurately.This comparison is carried out by means of the value of storage there of the structure of the measured zone of measuring electronic circuit cell and spectrometer.If obtain deviation at this, then this also is the indication that is used to pollute.

Propose in addition, be provided with a lighting device, secretly measuring by gage outfit before the real measurement and deducting measured value in this detection from the color measuring that when lighting device is connected, carries out.In order to scan the surface of stock, this surface must be illuminated with near the lighting device the gage outfit.But because between stock and measuring stick, there is a plurality of centimetres distance, so also can inject exterior light in the zone between stock and gage outfit/lighting device.This makes measurement result distortion and must correspondingly compensating.Have such possibility: secretly measure, that is, lighting device at first turn-offs, and measures under the lighting device situation of turn-offing.Then, connection is thrown light on and is measured under the lighting device situation of connecting.Order is inoperative at this, because only must deduct the measured value that is detected in order to proofread and correct from the measured value that illumination detected that is accompanied by connection when secretly measuring.Stray light or external light source for example are the slits in the machine, the overhead illumination of printing house or daylight can pass these slits and inject, but also can be light source, for example UV/IR drier or other sensor in the machine itself, work used up by these sensors and their light can the interferometry process.But external light source by means of a little variation also compensation cycle ground work.Therefore, at first secretly measure, detect the exterior light influence thus for the first time.Carry out bright measurement and then another dark measurement then, in this dark measurement, only detect the exterior light influence again.If external light source changes, then these two dark measured values of measuring differ from one another and computer can be by the relatively identification of these two measured values: whether exterior light strengthens or weakens during bright measurement, compares with measured value afterwards because it can make it preceding measured value.Can measure the gradient that exterior light changes, thus, even the exterior light influence also can be calculated under the situation that especially exterior light in cycle changes from bright measurement reliably.

Another possibility that is used to when externally light is injected proofread and correct is, side by side detects the measured value on the white background of stock by means of second gage outfit with the color measuring of first gage outfit and the whiteness reference value that will measure thus is used to proofread and correct color measured values with first gage outfit mensuration.Second gage outfit must spatially be settled with first gage outfit for this reason dividually, and this first gage outfit always must carry out the measurement on the whiteness of paper.It for example can be the fringe region of stock.The whiteness reference value of measuring with second gage outfit is taken into account in the calculating of color value or density value and the influence of exterior light is compensated thus.

Also have another possibility that is used for the exterior light compensation, promptly the light source that may exist during the measured value that detects by one or more gage outfits on the stock turn-offs, covers or reduces brightness to one a noncritical value.In the case, the light source in the printing machine is turn-offed in the measurement electronic circuit cell of gage outfit and the computer networking of printing machine thus during measuring process.Therefore, the exterior light influence that for example causes during measuring by the UV drier is avoided like this: drier is turn-offed during measuring in short-term, connects again afterwards.Another possibility is, external light source is covered, and its mode is to block device (photochopper) with one and be placed in the external light source front.This blocks device is covering external light source, is carried out up to measuring process.Also can on purpose consider the spectral value that removes in the spectral region that is in measurement mechanism of outside light source, its mode is to settle a filter, and this filter is considered the spectrum that removes out external light source.A similar effect realizes by the interpolation method on calculating.Because the spectrum of external light source is known,, the substitute is by means of the consecutive value disabled value of interpolation on the spectrum of light source externally so do not use and the corresponding spectral value of measure spectrum.Can calculate the peak value that external light source causes that passes through in the measure spectrum thus.

Give following possibility in order to compensate exterior light, that is, by means of the sensor of the possible fluctuation of at least one detection light source or by means of the control signal for light source of fluctuation the measured value that is undertaken by gage outfit is detected with the fluctuation of light source to coordinate in time.In the case also must be relevant for the information of the time response of external light source, that is, perhaps these values must be stored in the computer, and perhaps external light source offers this computer by sensor online with these information.In the case, by computer these are measured like this and coordinate, make and always when external light source is turned off or have a minimum of a value, just measure.

Propose in addition, a plurality of gage outfits are crossed over the width ground distribution of stock and are detected the ink-covered area simultaneously with equidistant distance.Under big specification in sheet-fed press (the page or leaf Zhang Kuandu of the 102cm) situation, extending 32 ink-covered areas on whole stock width, obtaining 192 thus and measure piece when 6 kinds of print colors, these measure piece can measured electronic circuit cell and gage outfit detection.On a unique spectral measurement head, need circulate in a plurality of measurements that at least 192 pages or leaves are opened at this, this is not enough for good adjusting.For this reason, need a plurality of gage outfits, these gage outfits can be measured concurrently and side by side.Because after each measuring process, make these gage outfits ink-covered area that misplaces in time, so especially 8,16 or 32 measurements that gage outfit is ideally suited for walking abreast.In view of the above, under the situation of 32 gage outfits and 32 ink-covered areas and 6 kinds of printed colors, must open at the page or leaf of 6 printings and carry out 6 measuring processes.After these 6 measuring process, now can carry out the adjustment again of printing machine setting in case of necessity, its mode is that the value of being proofreaied and correct is regulated with the new ink-covered area setting on the printing machine.Except described measurement strategies, these gage outfits also can move in this wise, make that at first cross over many pages or leaves opens and always detect identical color, thus, it can be regulated well and be had only at this moment that gage outfit just navigates to down a kind of color, and a kind of color of this time then also is adjusted.Because can use different measurement strategies, so, measurement mechanism must be stored in the measured value with timestamp (Zeitstempel) and position mark in the computer of printing machine, can set up correct reference at any time thus, so that in fact comparable measured value is correctly compared mutually.Measurement strategies no longer works and measured value can correctly dispose at any time then.

In addition, propose in a configuration of the present invention, during the printing work after initial printing, these gage outfits are located in this wise, make these gage outfits detect a plurality of colors simultaneously.Because load doughtily, so so-called saving operation has improved the life-span by feasible mechanical device and the drive motor of frequent measurement with measuring stick of gage outfit.But because these values still change relatively doughtily with process in initial printing stage, so must carry out frequent measurement continuously there, and in formal printing stage, can select another processing mode, because color value sees that in time maintenance is almost constant in formal printing stage, gage outfit is positioned on some mixed block.In case recognize an excessive allowable deviation, then measuring stick begins again with its frequent measurement such in initial printing stage, and these are measured and detect all color lumps and all districts.The reason of deviation can be measured thus and the adjusting of printing machine can be correspondingly activated.

Measurement mechanism also can change its measurement strategies according to the measured value that is detected.Therefore, show that very low noise color lump is measured frequently unlike the color lump with very noisy.Be that every kind of color detects with different measurement strategies, so that measure the stronger color of noise more frequently.If the noise in these colors (Farben) disappears, then also change measurement strategies, so that reduce frequent measurement.Measurement strategies also can realize relatively with the setting of printing image and printing machine itself.Because the data of printing image can be transferred to computer from the seal last stage, so measuring system can calculate a corresponding measurement strategies, because the color region of the key in the printing image is known on its position and tone in advance.

Propose in another configuration of the present invention, Computer Storage is applied to the position coordinates of the print control strips on the stock.Measurement on the ink-covered area is carried out in the zone of print control strips in printing machine usually.Measure in order to carry out these reliably, the position of print control strips on stock must be known for the measuring stick of on-line measurement system.A kind of possibility is: the printing worker manually measure print control strips on forme the position and the position coordinates of print control strips is input in the computer of equipment control device.In addition, position coordinates also can be given the computer of printing machine and is used there from the seal last stage device transmission the Workflow system of networking.But dangerous in these two kinds of possibilities, promptly be clamped under the situation in the printing machine or and regulate by alignment at forme, the position of print control strips on printed pages is changed with respect to gage outfit.But can be defined for the region of search that accurate position is determined, simplify work for automatic position-recognizing system thus with predetermined coarse position.

Propose in addition, be provided with a sensor that is used to measure the position of print control strips on stock.By means of the sensor of a bidimensional,, can measure the position of print control strips for example by means of a ccd image converter.The pattern of print control strips is stored in the equipment control device, and this pattern is compared with the image in those images that detect by ccd video camera.In case this video camera is determined homogeny, then computer can calculate print control strips and send to this measuring stick with respect to the position of measuring stick and with a corresponding commencing signal, so that just begin to measure when time below print control strips is positioned at gage outfit.And, if having an identification burst, bar code for example in the print control strips front, use the sensor of an one dimension also to be applicable to the location recognition of print control strips.In case this bar code is just known for this system: as to follow print control strips with a definite time interval now by the identification of a rod sign indicating number reader.Can trigger measuring process in time thus.Location recognition only just needs when printing process begins, because also can expect bigger position deviation at this.In formal printing stage, the position of mark is stable, thus, only must be scanned with the big time interval so that check at this identification burst.

A particularly advantageous configuration of the present invention is characterised in that the measured value of measuring by gage outfit all experiences a reasonableness testing after each the measurement.In the on-line measurement system of regulating loop with closed loop particularly importantly, identification automatically and rejecting have the measured value of error, because otherwise the ink-covered area control device adjusts wrong color value and produces unnecessary maculature, and is not notified to operating personnel about this.For this reason, the on-line measurement system with regulating loop of closed loop should make reasonableness testing of measured value experience, so that can reject irrational measured value.The such verification for example relevance between the value that is detected in each measuring process of the stored original copy by print control strips and measuring stick realizes.Guarantee thus: measuring stick always moves on the correct measurement piece.The selection of correct print control strips type can be by further algorithm checks, and its mode is that sensor detects the encoding block in the print control strips and checks the data that are encoded therein.In addition, in each measuring process, not only in position range but also in time range, carry out the reasonableness test of measured value.For this reason, for example determine the boundary value of deviation in density range, these boundary values do not allow to surpass the value of adjacency adjacent on that two front and back join or the position.At this, reasonableness testing is based on, and printing equipment is in normal in service lasting variation that allows color value in the offset printing method, and the sudden change that surpasses the quantification level of ink density can be immediately owing to the fault in the measuring system like this.A display unit can be set in addition, and this display unit notice is about the information of the state of printing process.If measuring system does not detect deviation or only detects very little tolerable deviation and by means of the equipment control device adjusting, then show the OK state to the printing personnel on display.If machine is not in this stable status, then this can discern on display and the printing personnel know and produced maculature.

This measuring method also can be used for the indirect moisture measurement that page or leaf is opened.In order to measure humidity, wetting agent is reduced in due form always, occurs so-called " scumming " in the reticulated printing up to adding on page or leaf is opened.This scumming rule of thumb at first opens section start at page or leaf, open edge and have in the site piece of 70%～90% area coverage at the page or leaf of side and demonstrate.Then, humidity value is improved with a definite fixing percent value again.For on-line measurement, on page or leaf is opened, in print control strips or being arranged on specially, open edge for every kind of printing ink at page or leaf on the position that page or leaf opens and introduce 70%～90% site piece.Thus, detect slight scumming reliably by the available gage outfit of understanding to the area coverage of this piece and printed ink density.Can regulate and monitor printing ink-water balance thus.

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Describe and describe the present invention below in detail by means of a plurality of accompanying drawings.Accompanying drawing is represented:

Measuring stick in the printing equipment of Fig. 1 sheet-fed press,

Fig. 2 is used for the sheet-fed press of printed on both sides,

The interior views of Fig. 3 measuring stick,

The cross section that Fig. 4 dissects measuring stick among Fig. 3,

The view of seeing from the below of the measuring stick among Fig. 5 Fig. 3,

Optical conductor configuration in Fig. 6 measuring stick,

The optical conductor configuration of the intermediate space in Fig. 7 a measuring stick with optics,

The optical conductor configuration of the intermediate space among Fig. 7 b Fig. 7 a with the optics that reduces,

The cross-over configuration of Fig. 8 a gage outfit and lighting device,

Fig. 8 b gage outfit and the lighting device conventional arrangement in measuring stick,

Print control strips on Fig. 9 stock,

Figure 10 has the lower shoe made from glass and is configured to be offered the measuring stick of lid of the device for guiding pages of slot,

Figure 11 has the measuring stick that opens wide of the measurement car of sealing,

Figure 12 a opens by the page or leaf that grippers and printing gap grasp during measuring process,

Figure 12 b opens by the page or leaf that two grippers grasp during measuring process,

Figure 12 c opens by the page or leaf that grippers and air-blast device grasp during measuring process,

Figure 12 d page or leaf by vacuum grip during measuring process is opened,

Figure 13 measuring stick fixing in the printing equipment of printing machine.

Fig. 1 shows a rotary sheet-fed printing presses 1, and it has an automatic sheet feeder module 2, paper receiver module 3 and four printing equipments 4,5 that are arranged between this automatic sheet feeder module and this paper receiver module.This configuration of rotary sheet-fed printing presses 1 should only be interpreted as example certainly, because the quantity of the printing equipment 4,5 between automatic sheet feeder 2 and the paper receiver 3 and essence of the present invention are irrelevant.Printing equipment 4,5 interconnects by conveying roller 9, thus, is stacked on printed pages 705 in the automatic sheet feeder 2 and can be transferred by each printing equipment 4,5 to paper receiver 3 and can be printed in printing equipment 4,5.Open on the direct of travel at page or leaf and to observe, last printing equipment 5 is that with the difference of other printing equipment 4 this last printing equipment has a measuring stick 6, and this measuring stick is used to identify the printing quality that the page or leaf that prints is opened as scanning means.Therefore measuring stick 6 is placed in the last printing equipment 5, because here all printing ink that apply in printing process are Already on the printed pages 705 and have the end-state of printed pages thus.Under this meaning, should understand printing equipment 4,5 these notions, because obviously one or more in these printing equipments 4,5 can be glazing devices also, seal the device that device or other processing page or leaf are opened widelyer.Even described other device exists in printing machine 1, meaningfully, measuring stick is installed in the last device 5, opens 705 so that can check the page or leaf with whole glazing layers.All printing equipment 4,5 all has an impression cylinder 7 and a blanket cylinder 8, and impression cylinder and blanket cylinder form the printing gap 100 of printing equipment 4,5.In addition, each printing equipment 4,5 is equipped with an inking device 13.The cylinder 7,8 and the inking device 13 are bearing in the sidewall 14 of printing machine 1 and by the motor and the actuator drives of there.

Can be more clearly visible the printing gap 100 between the printing cylinder 7,8 in the zoomed-in view in Fig. 1.In addition, the printing gap 100 in the last printing equipment 5 around also show the general size of the cross section of measuring stick 6 together with the zoomed-in view of measuring stick 6 with respect to the diameter of printing cylinder 7,8.Also be mounted with some grippers 101 on impression cylinder 7, these grippers guide pages are opened 705 and are received that page or leaf is opened and page or leaf opened around impression cylinder 7, from conveying roller 9 and pass to paper receiver 3.During the measuring process of being undertaken by measuring stick 6, the page or leaf that prints is opened 705 and is printed gap 100 in the portion in its back-end on the one hand and grasps, and is grasped by grippers 101 on its leading section on the other hand.Guarantee thus: but page or leaf is opened 705 only minimum degree ground motions during measuring process, this is significant aspect such for measuring process, that is, page or leaf open 705 and measuring stick 6 between distance during measuring, should not change as far as possible.The size of the cross section of measuring stick 6 has the width of 102mm and the height of 69mm for printing machine 1 on this its end face when a page or leaf specification is 102cm in Fig. 1.In addition, measuring stick 6 tilts a little with respect to horizontal line, and thus, when page or leaf opens 705 during by grippers 101 and printing gap 100 guiding, this measuring stick is parallel to this page and opens 705 surface and extend.On measuring stick 6, fixing a sensor 15, but this sensor can be integrated in the measuring stick 6 also.This sensor 15 is optical pickocffs, but for example is the video camera that an identifying page is opened the mark on 705.In addition, sensor 15 also can be used for observing external light source 800 and can be used for triggering the measuring process of being undertaken by measuring stick 6.For this reason, sensor 15 is networked with the measurement electronic circuit cell 201 and the computer 200 of printing machine 1.Therefore, can be controlled like this, make not have only when having exterior light 800 to be radiated on the measurement face or to shine directly on the scanning means 6 and just measure by the measuring process that sensor 15 carries out.Sensor 15 can be formed by the sensor of a combination or by a plurality of sensors that separate.Also can surpass the total length ground of measuring stick 6, distribution a plurality of sensors 15 are set.These sensors 15 also can be integrated in the measuring stick 6 at this.

Fig. 2 shows a rotary sheet-fed printing presses 1, different with Fig. 1, this rotary sheet-fed printing presses is equipped with a page or leaf and opens turning device 10, open a face of 705 a page or leaf can being printed under the situation of printed on both sides in four first printing equipments 4,5 thus, another face of printing in four second printing equipments 4,5.For this reason, printing machine 1 has two printing equipments 5 in Fig. 2, on these two printing equipments a measuring stick 6 is installed respectively, because no matter be that the back side that page front of opening or this page are opened must respectively be detected by a measuring stick 6.Open 705 not only about positive but also about the end-state at the back side, measuring stick 6 is arranged in the last printing equipment 5 of turning device 10 fronts and the last printing equipment 5 of paper receiver 3 fronts in order also can to identify the page or leaf that prints at this.As characteristics, sheet-fed press 1 has such possibility in Fig. 2, promptly changes these measuring sticks 6.In other words, measuring stick 6 designs to such an extent that be easy to take off and also can be installed in another printing equipment 4.Some jockeys are installed on the printing equipment 4 that is positioned at described two printing equipment 5 fronts among Fig. 2 for this reason.The printing equipment 5,4 that is designed to receive measuring stick 6 is provided with some arrangements of electric connections for this reason, and these arrangements of electric connections respectively are connected one and measure on the electronic circuit cell 201.When measuring stick 6 was inserted in the corresponding printing equipment 5,4, automatically report by the corresponding encoded of measuring electronic circuit cell 201: measuring stick 6 was currently located in which printing equipment 5,4.Measure electronic circuit cell 201 and be connected with the console and the computer 200 of printing machine 1 again, can make all measured values be shown to the operating personnel of printing machine 1 thus there.In addition, on operating desk 200, also can change the setting of printing machine 1, so that the control printing quality.In addition, the computer 200 of printing machine 1 is by cable jockey 12 that connect or wireless, for example also be connected with some devices 11 of seal last stage by the internet jockey, and these install the 11 forme exposure machines that especially are used for making the forme of offset press.The connection 12 that passes through to the seal last stage 11 can make the data of the measurement that is derived from measuring stick 6 also can be used to change the manufacture process in the seal last stage 11.Thus, can change greatly so that in printing process, have than the attainable change of the setting that only changes printing machine 1.In addition, can optimize the manufacturing of forme.Also can be connected with a manual measurement device 202 on the computer 200 of printing machine 1, this manual measurement device can be used for the purpose of calibration measurement module 603.

Depicted the inside of measuring stick 6 among Fig. 3, wherein, measuring stick 6 is constructed like this, makes this measuring stick can be fixed in the printing equipment 5,4, movably measures car 605 and be provided with one in the inside of measuring stick 6.Measuring stick 6 extends on the whole width of printed pages at this, so that also can check the fringe region of printed pages reliably.Measure car 605 and can move in the inside of measuring stick 6 for this reason, so that also can on the whole width that page or leaf is opened, measure.In order to detect the surface of printed pages, measure car 605 and in Fig. 3, have eight measurement modules 603, these measurement modules have eight gage outfits 622, wherein, measuring car 605 can multistep ground or move continuously, thus, in four-color process,, crossed over a plurality of printed pages 705 and measured 32 ink-covered areas altogether measuring after 16 times.For this moving process, measure car 605 and be bearing in the guide rail 606, wherein, this is measured car and is driven by a linear motor 604.In order to make the maintenance of measuring car 605 simple, this measurement car can be taken off from measuring stick 6 from the side by removing these sidewalls 601.For this reason, these sidewalls 601 are designed to be and are easy to pull down, and in other words, these sidewalls are fixed on the housing of measuring stick 6 by a plurality of screws.

Measuring stick 6 is made of the wide part of the type of a U-shaped basically, and the wide part of the type of this U-shaped opens wide in the side towards printed pages.Invade for fear of foul and especially printing-ink, seal the open side of the type exterior feature part of U-shapeds with a removable base plate 615, this base plate additionally has the transparent part made from glass 616, thus, the measurement module of measuring on the car 605 603 can scan the stock that be positioned at its below through the transparent part 616 of base plate 615.Except these measurement modules 603 and their electronic circuit cell, on measurement car 605, also there is other device.Because measurement module 603 also has some lighting modules 623 except spectral measurement head 622, so, measure car 605 and necessarily be provided with a light source 610.This light source is a flash lamp 610, and this flash lamp is positioned at supply unit 612 supply of electrical energy of measuring on the car by one.This supply unit 612 is connected with the housing of measuring stick 6 with the electronic circuit cell of measurement module 603 cable 618 by flexibility again.End on the housing these flexible cables 618, that be fixed on measuring stick 6 terminates in the plug jockey 619, and measuring stick 6 is connected with the electric supply installation of measuring electronic circuit cell 201 with printing machine 1 by means of this plug jockey.Being connected this and can realizing of electric energy and signal transmission by means of plug-in or rotating combined plug.All electric parts that comprise measurement module 603 all are installed on one or several circuit board 631, so that guarantee the current path and the signal path of the weak point on the narrow space.

Because have only a flash lamp 610 measuring on the car 605, so the flash of light of this flash lamp must send each lighting module 623 to by means of a coupling optical device 611 and optical conductor 614 that some are connected on this coupling optical device.Except the supply unit 612 of flash lamp 610,, on measurement car 605, also there are some flash capacitors (Blitzkondensatoren) 607 for essential energy is provided.In addition, measure car 605 and also comprise a dispenser device 620, be used for giving each electric loading and be used to distribute the signal of telecommunication of measuring the parts that car 605 networks each other power distribution.But scanning means 6 not only can the spectral measurement printed pages the surface, and it also is used to detect register mark and be used to analyze these register marks.For this reason, measure car 605 and have the register sensor 608 on a right side and the register sensor 613 in a left side.Can detect the register mark in the fringe region of printed pages thus.Also other register sensor can be set, like this, each measurement module 603 all has a register sensor, so that can cross over a plurality of register marks of whole width measure of stock 705 concurrently.

Because whole electronic circuit cells of measuring in the car 605 all are placed in the very little structure space,, in relatively little space, form a lot of used heat so for example 70 percent the volume of measuring car 605 is filled up by parts.For used heat can be discharged and for fear of especially to the infringement and the influence of measurement module 603, the inside of measuring stick 6 is by liquid cools.Inside by measuring stick 6 and sidewall 601 in a plurality of passages 621 set up the cooling circuit of a closed loop, wherein, this cooling circuit is by coolant channel 617 closures in the sidewall 601.Coolant channel 621,617 is supplied with cooling agent by the cooling agent joint on the outside of measuring stick 6 602.Therefore, be used to make the pump of circulate coolant needn't be installed in the inside of measuring stick 6 itself, but can be connected the outside.

The side view shown in Figure 4 of measuring stick 6 also is illustrated in the cooling duct 621 of extending in the wide part of type of U-shaped except the wide part of the type of U-shaped basically that measuring stick 6 is shown, these cooling ducts connect into the closed circuit of closed loop by the coolant channel in the sidewall 601 617 on two end faces of measuring stick 6.Can see the lid made from glass 615 in the measuring stick base plate in addition, the measurement module 603 that the sensitivity on car 605 is measured in this lid protection is avoided polluting.The housing of the U-shaped of measuring stick 6, sidewall 601 and the measuring stick base plate 615 with its insert 616 made from glass interconnect by sealing device, thus, do not have dirt bits or liquid can arrive the inside of measuring stick 6.In addition, a surface 628 of repelling foul is arranged on the outside of base plate 615, on this surface, extend with respect to the contact pin 629 that vertical extension direction of measuring stick is horizontal.These contact pin 629 remain on the certain distance stock 705 when it is measured and avoid stock 705 directly to contact with base plate 615 thus.Thereby contact pin 629 also can coated repulsion foul.

Fig. 5 shows the view of seeing measuring stick 6 from below, wherein, can be clear that measuring stick base plate 615 at this.Measure car 605 and have eight measurement modules 603, each is made up of these measurement modules real gage outfit 623 and lighting module 623.In order to measure the whole width of printed pages, measure car 605 and after each measuring process, move past one or more measurement pieces towards the side with 32 ink-covered areas.Therefore, the distance between these measurement modules 603 is four ink-covered areas, and thus, these measurement modules 603 are measured just each the 4th ink-covered area concurrently.Whole 32 ink-covered areas of then crossing over a kind of color after four scanning processes have been measured page or leaf and have been opened.If print, then in requisition for 16 scanning processes with four kinds of colors.In addition, can see a movable device 627 that blocks in Fig. 5, this blocks device can hide a measurement module 603.This blocks device 627 and can be arranged on each module 603 and quilt electricity ground or mechanically driving, but also a shared device 627 that blocks can be used for all modules 603.This blocks device 627 and can open at page or leaf in Fig. 5 and move transverse to measuring stick 6 on the direction of transfer and protect the Optical devices of measurement module 603 in order to avoid device also can hide measuring stick 6 between each measuring process whole bottom side is blocked in the damage between measuring process.For this reason, blocking the drive unit of device 627 and the computer 200 of printing machine is coupled.

In Fig. 5, be provided with on one distolateral 601 or also respectively be provided with an alignment surface 801 on distolateral at two, this alignment surface can drive to by being positioned at outside measurement module 603.If a measurement module 603 is positioned on the alignment surface 801, then its standardized surface is measured.This surface be white ceramic tile (Kachel), this ceramic tile with the page or leaf white consistent.By measuring ceramic tile 801 calibration measurement module 603 between twice measurement on the stock 705 at any time.The infeasible measurement module 603 that sails to ceramic tile 801 is calibrated by the transfer of adjacent measurement module 603.In order to protect ceramic tile 801 to avoid polluting, this ceramic tile also can seal by means of a lid that can be displaced sideways 802.Thus, ceramic tile 801 always keeps tegmentum 802 to hide between calibration measurement.

And in Fig. 5, can see and repel foul and page or leaf opened the contact pin (Stege) 629 that keeps on the certain distance.These contact pin 629 are connected with the lid 615 of measuring stick 6.Measuring stick is positioned at glassy layer 616 sealings of covering 615 belows by one.For cleaning glass layer 616, have contact pin 629 and a plurality of measurement module 603 that is used for is freely observed page or leaf and opened the lid 615 of 705 vacancy portion and be designed to be turning opening maybe and can take off, thus can easily whole cleaning glass layer 616.

Except having the possibility that is arranged on the light source 610 on the measurement car 605 of in Fig. 3, describing, also can flash lamp 610 be installed in outside the measurement car 605, even be installed in outside the measuring stick 6 according to being provided with among Fig. 6.In the case, must use flexible optical conductor 614, these flexible optical conductors make the not movable parts of measuring stick 6 be connected with measurement car 605.But these flexible optical conductors 614 also can use lamp 610 is positioned at situation on the car 605 as among Fig. 3 under.In the case, these optical conductors 614 can lead to each measurement module 603 as shown in Figure 6 dividually, but these optical conductors 614 also can lead to corresponding measurement module 603 by poly-bunchy and through the long path of measuring car 605 inside on a position.If all measurement modules 603 obtain the light of a unique light source 610, guarantee that then all measurement modules 603 use identical light when measuring and therefore measuring condition is all identical for all modules 603.Also an additional optical conductor 614 can be connected on the lamp 610, this additional optical conductor leads to a beche-de-mer without spike on the other end examines in the gage outfit 632.This beche-de-mer without spike is examined gage outfit 632 and is had such task: measure the light of lamp 610 and when changing one of output be used to the signal safeguarding and check.Discern in time thus fault or by the aging lamp 610 that no longer possesses enough luminous intensities with causing.

As the alternative of the optical conductor 614 of the flexibility among Fig. 6, also can as shown in Fig. 7 a and Fig. 7 b, use the principle of waveguide cell (Posaune) of the adjustable in length of optics.In the case, the optical conductor of measuring car 605 and measuring stick 6 stops on their end face 625,626 respectively, and thus, they always just are positioned at the opposite with aiming at.The intermediate space 624 that between the end face 625 of the end face 626 of the optical conductor of measuring car 605 and measuring stick 6, has an optics, this intermediate space as shown in Fig. 7 a and Fig. 7 b with the position of measurement car 605 relatively size be different.The intermediate space 624 of this optics between these optical conductors can be by this intermediate space by mirror-polishing and by cross-over connection.By means of this speculum the light beam that penetrates from the optical conductor of measuring stick 6 when being in the optional position, measurement car 605 is coupled in the optical conductor of this measurement car.A kind of like this waveguide cell of adjustable in length of optics is more not easy to wear than flexible optical conductor 614, considers 1,000,000 times measuring process, and this is extremely important.Because verified: flexible optical conductor 614 just is easy to fracture after few relatively measuring process, thereby must change.

Fig. 8 a and Fig. 8 b respectively show measuring stick 6 from following observation place, have two kinds of different layouts of gage outfit 622 and lighting module 623.In the layout according to Fig. 8 a, these gage outfits 622 and these lighting modules 623 location with intersecting each other fork, and the gage outfit 622 that feasible light by the stock reflection is not located immediately at the opposite scans, but cross mode ground intersection.This configuration allows to arrange a plurality of gage outfits on narrow space, because gage outfit 622 and the distance between the lighting module 623 on opposite can be littler with respect to the layout according to Fig. 8 b in Fig. 8 a, in layout according to Fig. 8 b, the light that the lighting module 623 that these gage outfit 622 scannings just are positioned at the opposite is reflected.Littler structure space among Fig. 8 a is produced by the intersection at diagonal angle, because the distance between lighting module 623 and the affiliated gage outfit 622 can not at random be reduced.This distance is determined by the light path that turns back to gage outfit 622 from lighting module 623 to stock again.By this intersection solution the width of measuring stick 6 or measurement car 605 is reduced.Because under the situation that near the situation the printing gap 100 of printing equipment 4,5 narrows down, locational requirement is conclusive standard, so be fit to this situation better according to the layout of Fig. 8 a.

Print control strips 700 on the printed pages 705 has been shown among Fig. 9.Print control strips 700 is printed on page or leaf as real printing image and opens on 705 in the printing equipment 4,5 of printing machine 1.Through after the last printing equipment 5, page or leaf opens 705 and print control strips 700 print and can tested gauge rod 6 measurements.Page or leaf open 705 at this to have so-called medium specification be the page or leaf Zhang Kuandu of 74cm and have 23 ink-covered areas 701,703.Each ink-covered area 701,703 is made up of other measurement piece 704 of 6 color measuring pieces 702 and four.These measurement modules 603 of these ink-covered area 701,703 tested gauge rods 6 are measured.Usually open a measurement piece 702,704 only measuring each color separation and ink-covered area 701,703 on 705 by a measurement module 603 at a page or leaf.Measure under the situation of piece 702,704 at 23 ink-covered areas 701,703 and six measurement modules 603 and 10 of each ink-covered areas, all measure piece 701,703 detected once before, 40 measuring processes are arranged on 40 printed pages 705.A plurality of measurements of opening for several pages or leaves must be provided with a plurality of measurement modules 603.In addition, open at a page or leaf a plurality of print control strips 700 also can be set, for example page or leaf is opened one of section start, and in the middle of page or leaf is opened one, page or leaf is opened terminal one.Scheme as an alternative, during continuing printing work, promptly when printing machine 1 with speed of production running and all measure piece 702,704 when having reached their expectation state, these measurement modules 603 also can be positioned on some special measurement piece 702,704 tops that comprise about the colouring information of multiple or all colours.603 of these measurement modules must or fully not or and rarely move because measure consolidation ground existence partly in the piece at one at these these colouring informations.When changing in the measurement piece of these special looks, then this metering system is changed again, and all measure piece 702,704 as measured again in the incipient stage.

Figure 10 shows the similar form of implementation with Fig. 5, and in two forms of implementation, the measurement car 605 that can be displaced sideways is arranged in the measuring stick 6 of the sealing that a quilt cover gets up.But measuring stick has a coherent glass cover 634 in Figure 10, the downside of this glass cover sealing measuring stick 6.On the outside of measuring stick 6, on this glass cover 634 that links up, also have one and be used for guide page and open 633 page or leaf sheet guide plate, this page sheet guide plate has two slots 639 in a longitudinal direction.See through these slots 639 and glass cover 634, the measurement module of being made up of gage outfit 622 and lighting module 623 603 in measuring car 605 can be measured the stock 705 of process below device for guiding pages 633.Additionally, on glass cover 634, reach the contact pin 629 that is provided with in the inside of these slots 639 and be positioned at the outside.These contact pin 629 prevent stock 705 contacts and pollute glass cover 634 thus.Because contact pin 629 is as can being in the case in the light path of measurement module 603 of being drawn among Figure 10, because measure the whole width measure that car 605 must be crossed over stock, so a compensation arrangement should be set, this compensation arrangement compensates these influence of contact pin 629 in the light path of measurement module 603.Such compensation arrangement is described in other place of the application.

Figure 11 shows the form of implementation that Figure 10 is replaced.And movably measure car 605 at this and be arranged in a measuring stick 6, but this measuring stick opens wide downwards, therefore measures car 605 by 635 sealings of a base plate.Measure car 605 and have a base plate 635 made from sheet material for this reason, this base plate additionally is provided with some perspective mouths 636 that glass is housed.These glass mouths 636 just are positioned at below the light path of these measurement modules 603.Therefore in Figure 11, under the situation that has 8 measurement modules 603 on the measurement car 605, below 8 gage outfits 622 and 8 lighting modules 623, just 16 perspective mouths made from glass 636 are set.These mouths 636 made from glass can be constructed conglobate as among Figure 11, but that they also can design is oval-shaped, rectangle or other shape.Except the perspective mouth 636 that glass is housed, in the base plate 635 of measuring car 605, also have some little blast channels 637, air blast can be overflowed from the inside of measuring car 605 by these blast channels.This air blast is used to make stock 705 to keep at a distance with respect to base plate 635, so that avoid page or leaf to open 705 contact and avoid polluting the mouth made from glass 636 thus.Simultaneously, avoid exterior object to invade the inside of measuring car 605 from the outside by means of the overvoltage of passing through the air blast generation of the inside of measuring car 605.For example little compressor or fan are loaded air blast to blast channel 637 by means of the air blast source 638 of measuring car 605 inside.

Figure 12 a, 12b, 12c and 12d show in rotary sheet-fed printing presses 1 the different fixedly possibility of carrying out stock 705 during the measuring process by measuring stick 6.In Figure 12 a by the disclosed possibility of Fig. 1, being stock 705 transmits grippers 101 and is being grasped regularly by the printing gap 100 between impression cylinder 7 and the blanket cylinder 8 on its another end opening by means of page or leaf on the one end thereof, opens 705 when page or leaf and makes this page possibility of fixing when not being in the printing gap 100 even also obtain other.According to Figure 12 b, page or leaf open 705 remain on the conveying roller 9 by a plurality of transmission grippers 101 on two ends and therefore measuring during be fixed on below the measuring stick 6.Replace and describedly at least open on the direction of transfer transmission grippers 101 in the back at page or leaf, also can as among Figure 12 c an air-blast device 16 be installed in conveying roller 9 tops, this air-blast device is opened 705 be not fixed on freely that end in the grippers is pressed in and therefore be fixed on the conveying roller 9 with page or leaf.In addition, also can use solution according to Figure 12 d.In this solution, page or leaf is opened 705 and is fixed on the conveying roller 9 by means of negative pressure basically.For this reason, cylinder 9 has a plurality of airports 18 opening with page or leaf on 705 surfaces that contact, and these airports form with a vacuum chamber 17 in cylinder 9 inside and are connected.Therefore negative pressure is opened 705 with page or leaf and is fixed on this cylinder, and this additionally also can transmit grippers 101 by one and support, but and nonessential.Vacuum chamber 17 can be the part of a suction pump in cylinder 9 inside or be connected in the suction pump outside the cylinder 9.

Figure 13 shows how to carry out the assembling of measuring stick 6 in a printing equipment of printing machine 1.Can see in the vertical view of the installation site in printing machine 1 that measuring stick 6 is opened between the sidewall 14 that direction of transfer 19 laterally is enclosed in printing machine 1 with respect to page or leaf in principle.Even because measuring stick 6 also should be equipped the back in the machine that has existed, so the buck plate 20 that assembles by two sides carries out, described buck plate can be installed in any printing machine 1, as long as the desired position is arranged in principle.These buck plates 20 also can compensate the different distance between the sidewall 14, and its mode is that these buck plates are configured to different thickness.Buck plate 20 is fixed on the sidewall 14 by means of rigging screw 21 and carries the supporting arrangement that is used for measuring stick 6.Measuring stick 6 respectively has on two end and covers 22, and these lids surround measuring stick 6 and loading bearings 23.These bearings 23 can pass to measuring stick 6 with respect to buck plate 20 supports and reduction printing machine 1 vibration of measuring stick 6.These lids 22 can be designed in this wise, make measuring stick 6 to take off from covering 22 simply.

The reference number inventory

1 printing machine, 18 airports

2 automatic sheet feeders, 19 page direction of transfers

3 paper receivers, 20 buck plates

21 rigging screws of 4 printing equipments

5 have the lid of printing equipment 22 measuring sticks of measuring stick

The bearing of 6 measuring sticks, 23 measuring sticks

7 impression cylinders, 100 printing gaps

8 blanket cylinders, 101 pages transmit grippers

9 conveying rollers, 200 consoles/computer

10 page turning devices 201 are measured electronic circuit cell

11 seal last stages 202 manual measurement devices

The sidewall of 12 interconnection devices, 601 measuring sticks

13 inking devices, 602 cooling agent joints

14 sidewalls, 603 measurement modules

15 sensors, 604 linear motors

16 air-blast devices 605 are measured car

17 vacuum chambers 606 are used for measuring the guide rail of car

607 capacitor 632 beche-de-mers without spike that are used for flash lamp are examined gage outfit

Register sensor 633 device for guiding pages on 608 right sides

The glass cover that 609 reference measure heads 634 link up

610 flash lamps 635 are measured the base plate of car

611 photoconduction coupling optical devices 636 are equipped with the perspective mouth of glass

612 are used for supply unit 637 blast channels of flash lamp

The register sensor 638 air blast sources in 613 left sides

614 optical conductors, 700 print control strips

Lid 701 ink-covered areas of 615 measuring sticks

The zone that glass is housed 702 color measuring pieces in 616 lids

Other ink-covered area of cooling agent guiding device 703 in 617 sidewalls

Other measurement piece of the arrangements of electric connection 704 of 618 flexibilities

619 are used to measure jockey 800 external light sources of electronic circuit cell 705 stocks

620 electrical distributor devices, 801 alignment surface

The lid of cooling duct 802 alignment surface in 621 measuring sticks

622 gage outfits

623 lighting modules

The intermediate space of 624 optics

The end face of 625 second optical conductor bundles

The end face of 626 first optical conductor bundles

The 627 movable devices that block

628 repel the surface of foul

629 contact pin

630 second gage outfits

631 circuit boards

Claims (29)

1. be used for method, it is characterized in that: open (705) at the page or leaf that moves through printing machine (1) and go up these measured values of mensuration and these measured values are used as the printing process that the control parameter is used for controlling sheet-fed press (1) by means of computer (200) at spectral measurement value, density measurement or the color measured values of sheet-fed press (1) on the stock (705) that detects the sheet-fed form during the printing process.

2. according to the method for claim 1, it is characterized in that: by means of computer (200) measured value of these mensuration is used as the control parameter, is used for manufacturing at seal last stage (11) forme.

3. according to the method for claim 1 or 2, it is characterized in that: by means of computer (200) these measured values are used to generate the chromatic characteristic description document, are used for the control of the inking device (13) of printing machine (1).

4. according to one method in the claim 1 to 3, it is characterized in that: these measured values are used for regulating printing machine (1) during the adjusting stage by means of computer (200).

5. according to one method in the claim 1 to 4, it is characterized in that: these measured values are used for regulating printing machine (1) during formal printing stage by means of computer (200).

6. according to one method in the claim 1 to 5, it is characterized in that: in order to carry out color calibration by means of a plurality of sensors (622) that are used to measure these measured values of time interval calibration of a calibrating installation to determine.

7. according to the method for claim 6, it is characterized in that: as the reference value that is used for this calibrating installation, be provided with one or more alignment surface (801), described alignment surface under having, be stored in the measured value in the computer (200).

8. according to the method for claim 7, it is characterized in that: be provided with at least one white ceramic tile (801), as the reference value that is used for calibrating installation.

9. according to one method in the claim 7 to 8, it is characterized in that: in the passage of a printing cylinder (7,8), in the prolongation on printing cylinder surface, be provided with one or more alignment surface (801).

10. according to one method in the claim 7 to 9, it is characterized in that: at least one calibration tile (801) is arranged in the side and is positioned at outside the printing cylinder surface between sidewall (14) and the printing cylinder (7,8).

11., it is characterized in that according to one method in the claim 7 to 10: the stock (705) of a sheet-fed form with known spectral measurement value before initial printing as the spectrum that is used to calibrate with reference to being transmitted through printing machine (1) and being measured by these measuring transducers (622).

12. according to one method in the claim 7 to 11, it is characterized in that: these sensors are gage outfit (622), to be converted into the calibration value that is used for other gage outfit (630,622) by the calibration value that the calibration of a gage outfit (622) is measured by means of computer (200,201).

13. method according to claim 12, it is characterized in that: shift calibration like this, make a gage outfit that is calibrated (622) also scan the measurement piece (701) of another gage outfit that is not calibrated (630), this measurement piece has been scanned by the gage outfit that this is not calibrated.

14. according to one method in the claim 7 to 13, it is characterized in that: at least one calibration tile (801) can be sealed by means of a lid (802).

15. one method in requiring according to aforesaid right, it is characterized in that: the measurement mechanism (202) by means of an outside is calibrated.

16. according to one method in the claim 12 to 15, it is characterized in that: the color value of determining for each gage outfit (622) is stored in a computer (200,201) in, the mutual relation of these color values is stored in this computer (200,201) and signal of output when the measured value relationship change of being stored.

17. one method in requiring according to aforesaid right, it is characterized in that: one first gage outfit (622) detects its ink-covered area (701) and is positioned at the ink-covered area (703) of second gage outfit (630) on this first gage outfit next door, this second gage outfit (630) also detects its ink-covered area (703) and the ink-covered area (701) of this first gage outfit (622), and the measured value that is detected is compared mutually.

18. one method in requiring according to aforesaid right, it is characterized in that: at least one ink-covered area (701), carry out the measurement on bright/dark-limit by a gage outfit (622), wherein, gage outfit (622) is crossed bright/dark-limit motion this side up to bright/dark-limit with uniform step-length from the opposite side on bright/dark-limit, and will compare with the known structure of gage outfit (622) in the brightness measurement value of this detection.

19. one method in requiring according to aforesaid right, it is characterized in that: be provided with a lighting device (800), deduct measured value in this detection at the measured value of the color measuring that is undertaken by a gage outfit (622) secretly measuring before the real measurement and carry out from the lighting device (800) of following connection.

20. one method in requiring according to aforesaid right, it is characterized in that: side by side detect measured value on the white background (704) of a stock (705) with the color measuring of first gage outfit (622), and use the white reference value of measuring thus to proofread and correct color measured values with first gage outfit (622) mensuration by means of one second gage outfit (630).

21. one method in requiring according to aforesaid right, it is characterized in that: the light source (802) that may exist during the measured value that detects by one or more gage outfits (622,630) on the stock (705) turn-offs, covers or reduces brightness to inessential value.

22. one method in requiring according to aforesaid right is characterized in that: during measured value on detecting stock (705), measurement duration of gage outfit (622,630) and measuring method and the light source (802) that had are complementary.

23. one method in requiring according to aforesaid right, it is characterized in that: the detection of the measured value that will be undertaken by gage outfit (622,630) by means of the sensor (15) of the possible fluctuation of at least one detection light source (802) or by means of the control signal of the light source (802) of fluctuation and the fluctuation of light source (802) are coordinated in time.

24. one method in requiring according to aforesaid right, it is characterized in that: a plurality of gage outfits (622,630) are crossed over the width ground distribution of stock (705) and are detected ink-covered area (701,703) simultaneously with equidistant distance.

25. the method according to claim 24 is characterized in that: with these gage outfits (622,630) ink-covered area (701,703) that after each the measurement, misplaces.

26. one method in requiring according to aforesaid right, it is characterized in that: during the printing work after initial printing stage, these gage outfits (622,630) are located in this wise, make these gage outfits detect a plurality of colors (702) simultaneously.

27. one method in requiring according to aforesaid right, it is characterized in that: computer (200,201) storage is applied to the position coordinates of the print control strips (700) on the stock (705).

28. the method according to claim 27 is characterized in that: a sensor (15) that is used to measure the position of print control strips (700) on stock (705) is set.

29. one method in requiring according to aforesaid right, it is characterized in that: these measured values of measuring by gage outfit (622,630) are all experiencing a reasonableness testing after each the measurement.

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